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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-20
DEATH OF R. M. 7. HUNTER.
A Prominent Figure of the Rebellion
His Varied Career.

RICHMOND, Va, July 30-Hon- R. M 7.
Hunter, one of Virginia's most eminent ante
bellum sons, died at his home in Essex county
Monday, aged ~ years. Mr.. Hunter was a
member Of the Twenty-fifth, Twenty sixth,
Twenty and Twenty-ninth congresses
being speaker of the house In the Twenty.
sixth. He was United States senator from
Virginia from 1S47 until the secession Of Vir-
ginia, when he resigned, and was expelled in
July, 1861. He was delegate from Virginia
to the provisional congress at Richmond in
that month; was senator IN the first Confed-
crate congress; was Confederate secretary Of
state; was arrested after the war; was par
doned in 1867 was elected state treasurer Of
Virginia in 1877; became i'll and almost desti-
tute in recent years, and was appointed to ar
unimportant federal Office in the vicinity Of
his home by President Cleveland
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-20
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE


Minneapolis ST. Paul and inter
Ticket Offices the
information
r r CABLE E ST. JOHN E. A. HOLBR00K,
Chicago &pas lineage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-20

Run Seems To Re vain-Elements That
Are Working to Put the Cleveland Man
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-20

Mysterious Poisoning Case I'm the Denver
Courts-A Couple Who Began Their Love
When They Were Small Children-One
of Them Dead, Poisoned by the Other
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
Industrial and Labor Items.

A Pittsburg dispatch says the
steel workers new scale for 1888
which is to 60 into effect on tue LIST
of January, is about ready to be TAX
en- to the manufacturers to be sign
ed. 1t governs the wages of 5000
men, who belong to the Amalgamat-
ed Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers of America. In the scale
for 1888 an increase amounting to
about ten per cent. all around will
be asked for. calls for work to be
paid for by the hour or day, which
is movement toward doing away
with the contract system more than
the one-job system. The iron work
ers' scale is never signed until July
l.
There are building in the Brming-
ham district, in Jefferson county,
Ala, eleven blast furnaces, with q
combined output of about 500 tons
per day. The output Of those now
in blast aggregates to nearly 1000
tons per day. All the coal mines are
preparing to double their output, and
by the time the new furnaces are
ready 10 90 into blast will be putting
out twice as much coal as they are
now. New mines are being opened
also.
The new pipe foundry of the Gla-
morgan Iron Works at Lynchburg,
Va, has proved a great success, and
company are in daily receipt of in
quiries as to price &C., from north
and south, in addition to the local
demand. They find that they have
big field and propose to cultivate
it for all it is North, and have orders
ahead for six months in every de-
partment.
Governor Lee, of Virginia, insists
that the south should have the second
place on the Democratic ticket rext
year, and the south could probably
get it by making anything like q
determined effort. Yet it looks as
though the southern Democrats
would be contented to do duty as
hewers of wood and drawers Of water
for the northern bosses for many
years to come.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
New B. & o. Directory.

BALTIMORE, Nov, 2l.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
was held to-day at the Central Build
ing, Reverdy Johnson, .Jr., presid-
ing.
The following directors, represent.
ing the private holdings of stock,
was elected William +. Burns, Jas.
Carey Coale, Robert Garret, I. Har-
rison Garrett, Decatur III. Miller.
George W. Dobbin, John Gregg Geo.
A. Won Lingen, james Sloan, Jr.,
Charles f. Mayer, Wm. Keyser, JAS.
l. McLane. The latter four are new
members and will take care of the in
terests Of the exei.MoFgan syndi
cate.
The retiring directors are John K.
Cowen, Joshua g. Harvey, w. w.
Taylor and Aubrey Pearre.
The annual report of President
Pro TEN. w. F. Burns, of the oper-
atoms or the company for the year
ended September 30, 1887 was adopt
ed. 1t shows that the revenues of
the company were S20,659,025,90,
being an increase of $9,236,59S II as
compared with 1886, and the expen
ses were Sl4.l20,131 20; net earn
ings, Sc, 1888, 904,70. The operating
of the Philadelphia division cost
$76,230,Sl more than it's gross earn
ings.
The gross earnings of the road
east of the Ohio river were S ,20l,-
1855, an increase of $1,354, 735, 80
as compared with 1886, and the
working expenses on the same have
increased $l,037, 756,70, making a
comparative net increase of the net
profit of $3l6,9S go. The coal trade
of the main stem shows an aggregate
of 4,209,477 tons. The tonnage Of
through merchandise east and west
was 3 537 ,207 tons, an increase OF
806,0S9 tons. The passenger earn
ings Of the entire ssytem were S4,-
S7S,595 SO, an increase of $602,2ll,-
II over 1886.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
Consumption Can be Cured "

DR.. j. 5. COMBS, Owensyille, Ohio, says:
~ have given SCoTT's EMULSION OF Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites to four pa
tients with better results than seemed
possible with any remedy. All were her.
edtary cases of Lung disease, and advance
ed to that stage when Coughs, pain in the
chest, frequent breathing, frequent pulse,
fever, and Emaciation. All these cases
have increased in weight from to 2S lbs,
and are not now needing any medicine. |
prescribe no other Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites, Lime and Soda,
but Scott's, believing it to be the best.'
Nov. g. e4w.
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Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appc-
lite is poor, you are bothered with Head
oil 2 out of sorts. and want to BRACE up.
Brace up but not with stimulants, spring
incidents, or bitters. which have for their
basis veay cheap, bad whisky, and which
stimulate you for an hour, and then leave
you in worse condition than before,
What you want is an attentive that will
purify your blood, start healthy action o;
Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitality
and give renewed health and strength.
Such medicine you will find in Electric
Bitters. and only so cents bottle Mt 4 G
Williams, Jr. 81 Bros, Drug Store.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
Lynch Law at Frederick, Md.-Mrs.
Yeakie's Assailant Executed.

FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 23.-John
II. Bigus, the colored man who COM
mitted a brutal assault on Mrs. Yea
kle on Friday night last, was taken
from the Jail this morning, by a mob
of 100 men, nearly all of whom were
masked, and hanged to tree at JEFF
ferson Heights, on the Jefferson
road, not quarter of mile from
the jail.
For some hours tonight suspi-
cious looking crowd of men could be
seen on the streets at variou. places.
At 1915 o'clock the crowd gathered
at the Jail and made emphatic de-
mand on Sheriff Derr for the keys of
the building. The demand was re
fused. There-upon the leader gave
orders to break down the door, which
was done, and an entrance effected to
the corridor, when the lock ON the
door to the cell of Bigus was quick
ly struck off. Search was made for
the prisoner, and as soon rs he was
found rope was put around his neck
and he was carried down to the base
mont and out of the Jail to the gar
den in the rear of the building.
Bigus cried out that he was inno-
cent, but he was ordered to come on
and with the rope tied around his
neck was led to the tree in front of
the residence of Mr.. George IL.
Rider, on the above named height,
and asked to confess. He replied
that he would do so. When they ar
rived at the tree he asked that the
rope be loosened to allow him to
pray. This was done, and Bigus,
again protesting his innocence, said
that Joe Hall, the man who was ar
rested, was the guilty man, and that
he stood by and saw him do it. One
of the men standing by him exclaim-
ed, "You are liar, you black
-, and you have got to die"
The rope was then thrown over a
limb and the negro was quickly sus-
pended into the air. Three shots
were fired in his body and the
crowd dispersed, apparently well sat
isfied with their work. Before Bigus
was pulled up his hands became I'M
tied and he fought fearfully until he
was tied again.
The men in the crowd were from
various parts of the county, as well
as from this city. An effort was
made by the jail authorities to give
general alarm by ringing the Jail
bell, but they were at once checked
by a number of men with revolvers.
At 1870 o'clock the body of Bigus
was still hanging from the tree.
Bigus was positively identified by
Mrs. Yeakle as her assailant when he
was taken to her bedside on Monday
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
NO. 90.
A Weiqhty Family.

Az Roaring Creek, in Randolph
county, w. Va, resides the tallest
and weightiest family in the United
States. The family of John X. Scott
consisted OF ten children, al boys,
two of whom died in their infancy.
The height of the remaining eightis
individually over six feet. The faith
err weighs 225 pounds !. Mrs. Scott,
205; Hugh, $40; Oliver j., 297
Jefferson, 2l5; James, 23T; VIM
field, 220; John, $50; Edwin, 2S3.
Weight of whole family, 2,43S
pounds.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
KICKING Kniqhts Of Labor.
CHICAGO, November 22.-The

CHICAGO, November 22.--'rhe So
called "Knightly Kickers' held their
first local meeting last night, with an
attendance of about fifty. Regular
ly elected delegates were present
from five local assemblies. and self
constituted representatives from
twenty more. Charles Seib, seere-
tary of the provisional committee,
appointed by the thirty-five seeding
delegates of the Minneapolis general
convention of the Knights CT Labor,
ofliciated as chairman, and explained
the object of the meeting. There
were several present who were not
in accord with the movement, and
they we're utterly impsrvious to all
insinuations that spies, were not
wanted. In a speech, Joseph r.,
Buchanan, the "head kicker" declar-
ed that the time had come when hon.
est Knights of Labor must, for a
time at least, renounce all allegiance
with the corrupt ring that now con-
trolls the great and noble order. He
stated that it had been found impos-
sible to maintain an effective fight
from the inside, and that the only
course left was to declare an open re-
volt against the powers that be. At
ter the usual number of speeches, a
committee was appointed to draft a
circular letter to all the local assem-
blies in Cook county, calling upon
them to elect three delegates to a
convention to be held the first We'd
nesday in December. The locals will
be asked to withhold from the gener-
al treasury all assessments due from
this time on, the scheme. being to
freeze out General Master Workman
Powderly.
Conventions similar TO the one
called in Chicago" explained Chas.
Seib, twill be held all over the Unit
ed States We shall obtain control
of the Knights of Labor in all the
large cities inside of three months.
AS soon as possible national con-
vention will be called and a regular
organization perfected.
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CORRESPONDENCE
BROAD LANE.
lenty of ice these mornings.

Plenty of ice these mornings.
Mr.. j. w. III. Smith has erected a
snug barn in this quiet village, which
is quite conspicuous to the passers
by.
1t is said that the Champion Man
ufacturing Company covers ten acres
of ground, but Mr.. James Bratt, who
resides near Smoketown, has black
smith shop as high as Heaven, and
covers an area of about twelve acres.
1t is a sight worth seeing.
Since the U. BIS Of Williamsport,
have possession of their commodious
church, they have a wonderful re
vival of religion. The good work
still goes on with undertaking inter-
est.
There is an epidemic in this neigh
borhood known aslScarlet,R Rash which
seems to be peculiar toward small
boys only. They are usually attack
ed with fever and stupidity, and af-
ter few hours their entire person is
covered with scarlet pimples. cold
water is thought to be the best rem
edy. Let them drink all they want.
Preaching az Harmony tomorrow,
by Rev. Cowan, and at chapel in the
afternoon, by Rev. N. Curricofe.
We were highly entertained a few
evenings ago in your city, at the Y.
M. G. A, and also at the teachers
meeting at the NJ. e. Church. But
it occurred to me that the speakers
and witnesses who cspoused the
cause of Christ, were comparatively
few.-They should be in the MAORI
ty,
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Castle, Of this neighborhood,
was inferred at Williamsport, Md,
on last Tuesday. The funeral was
preached by Rev N. Curricofe, pas
tor of the U. B. Church, at William
sport, Md.
The young Americans of Cedar
Grove School have organized Lit
erary Society, which meets every
Friday evening, for the development
of their prolific minds and for the
mutual and social improvement of
the neighborhood. Question for last
night was, Resolved Chat intern
perance is greater evil than war;
ARCTURUs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
HRDGESVILLE.

Among arrivals during the past
two weeks, we mention G. G. Craw-
ford, of Baltimore, Mr.. Martin, Car
oline county, Va, Mr.. Jacob Chap
man, Hiram Bowers and Mrs. f. g..
Buckles.
Two Italians with trained bear
visited this place short time since,
affording much amusement to yer
dant youth and hoary age.
Mr.. j. r. Criswell, delegate from
Berkeley Lodge to the Masonic con-
vention at Charleston, has returned
to his home.
Rev LEVEL, in addition to the
regular Thanksgiving service, will
preach on Sunday next in the Epis-
copal Church.
We learn that Mr.. P. Q. Musseter
has disposed Of his farm in the b. G.
Valley, formerly owned by the late
G. G. Harper.
The friends and relatives of the
late Mrs. Sallie Downey in this COM
munity, while regretting her with
drawal from the things of time and
sense, are assured that she has en-
tered the mansions not made with
hands, leaving behind the impress of
life which all will do well to initiate.
Rev. Mr.. Horn ,ofthe U. B. Church,
has taken up his abode in our midst,
the tenant of Mr.. Jacob Harrison.
The Mission Services Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the vii
lage, will begin on the afternoon OF
December 9th. Able ministers from
a distance Will be in.
We learn that Mr. and Mrs. Smith
of Calvert county, Md, were visiting
the village the past week, the guests
of Mrs. Mitchell.
REPORTER.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
Hang up These Aphorisms.

Farm animals are hurt more by
medicine than by the lack of it. When
an animal needs medicine, it needs
competent physician.
Pure water and variety of whole
some food regularly given, with COM
Portable shelter and kind treatment,
are the best preventives of disease.
A mortgage on the home makes the
Preside gloomy, for it shuts out the
sunshine of prosperity and freeheart-
edness.
Some men look at the sky only to
forecast the weather, see more beauty
in dollar than in bed of flowers,
and will hear the crow in cornfeld
quicker than the lark in the air.
Better is it to have one pair OF
trousers with money in the pockets,
than two pairs with empty pockets.
The horse knows all that the colt
learned, and boys tormenting the colt
are not teaching it what it should
know.
System worked ten hours day,
and was done. Hap-hazard got up at
four in the morning, hurried all day,
and was doing the chores at half past
nine at night.
Job had much patience; yet it was
fortunate for him that be did not join
fences with neighbor who kept
breachy stock.
WHAT'S said about keeping animals
warm during the winter, does not APP
ply to manure. Smoking is more in
furious to the heap than to boys.
The man too poor to take the
american Agricultarist, or to buy
bis wife calico dress without grumbl-
ing. is rich enough to afford the
ligbtning-rod peddlers and sickle
grinder frauds fine picking. -Ameri-
can AgricuIturist for December.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
Matching Out Cod.

The United States fish commits
sion has just completed the erection
and fitting up ola cod-hatching build
ing at Glouces' er, Mass, at u cost of
$4,000. The incubator has u capaci
~ for Matching ont 1OO,OO0,000 eggs
at one time. The fish commits
sion schooner Grampus will he STA
toned in Gloucester harbor t. as
sisr ia catching the cod from which
the eggs are to be obtained. The
building was erected under the 81
perintendercy of Col. Marshall Me
Donald, and the resident superinten-
dent will be Mr. T.. NJ. Robinson IA
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
An American Shot In London.
london dispatches state that Dan

Doherty, Of New York, shot Col.
Geo. M Graham, OF Rochester, n.
Y, Monday night, inflicting prob
ably taral wound. Doherty was ar
rested. The shooting grew out of
discussion over gambling debt.
Graham, it is said, told Doherty that
a certain sum won from Dohsrty by
Mr.. Howard, of New York, ought
to be paid, as it was debt of honor.
Doherty had refused to pay it on the
ground that the play was not fair
He became angry at Graham's re-
mark and shot him. A Rochester
dispatch to the New York World
says Doherty kept gambling house
there several years ago. He was a
quiet but determined man, and
though seldom in row, generally
got the best of those that he was
forced into.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
From The State Capitol.
JUDGE JACKSON GOES FOR JURORS AND
WITNESSES


CHARLESTON, w. VA, Nov. 90
For many years past it has been the
custom Of some people who reside in
the distant country districts TO have
themselves summoned before the
United States grand jury at this
place in order TO have trip here
and have expenses paid. Many of
this class would testify and have
some neighbor indicted and then re
turn as witnesses on the trial. But
there is every likelihood of this be-
ing stopped, as the government Off
Gals have canght on, and today
Judge jackson imprisoned Sam
Mitchell. and Sheridan Williams, re-
sidents of Calhoun county, for con-
tempt of court, on the charge of
making false representations to Off
GERS of the court in order that they
might be summoned before the grand
jury, thereby having trip here at
the governments expense. 1t is
said there are about thirty others
who will get the same accomoaa-
ton.
Winfield Keyser was convicted of
moonshining in Jackson county, and
was sentenced to prison for fifteen
months, with fine of one hundred
dollars. Keyser is an old offender,
and has carried on the illicit bust
ness in Jackson and Roane counties
for number of years. He is alleg
ed to have been mixed up in the
lynching of Coon and the Duff broth
ers, who were charged with murder
ing Rev. Mr.. Ryan in Roane county
last month. 1t is said that he point
ed pistol at the head of one of the
Duff brothers, and told him fhe ap
peared in court as witness against
him, (Keyser) he would kill him.
The residence Of Isaac Edwards,
near this city, was destroyed by fire
this morning; loss $4,000, no insur-
ance. Origin of fire unknown.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26

"Good Deeds" once said the celebrat-
ed Richter, "ring clear through Heav-
en- like a bell" One of the best deeds
is to alleviate human suffering Last
fall my daughter was In Decline" says
Mrs. Mary HiDson. of Montrose, Kan
sas, ''and everybody thought she was
going into consumption. / got her a
bottle Of DR.. r.. V. Pierce's "Favorite
Prescription, and it cured her." Such
facts as the above need no comment.
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The Grown Prince at the Jubilee.

The following is from the private
letter of a lady to relative in Balti-
more, escrihing the German Crown
Prince as seen on the day Of the
Queens jubilee The roar seemed
to grow almost louder as the escort
OF princes came a!ong-on horse
back, of course. l do think that a
great part of 1T was intended for the
German Crown Prince, who was the
most utterly magnificent thing |
ever saw or dreamed of. OF course
one knows that he is man, not pup
pet, and that makes it all the more
impressive. A splendid figure of a
man with a great tawny beard and
blue eyes. Re was dressed from head
To foot in white uniform, silver
helmet aud white planes 1t Is i'm
possible TO imagine anything SO mag
nihceut. never could. There WAS
loud shout of delight all the time
as he went past, gravelv saluting now
and then. | am glad ! saw him. |
shall never forget it. 1t was the
acme of earthly state and splendor,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
100000 Dozen Roast Eggs.

MACON, Mo-, Nov. 24-John j.
Davis's egg warehouse, the largest in
the State, containing 100000 dozen
eggs, was burned last night. The
opera house adjoining was badly
damaged. Wright's tobacco factory
caught fire, but the flames were ex-
tinguished. Loss GIL 900, insurance
$4,000.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
PROPOSED COLONIZATION Of the Dunkards


The Baltimore Herald says:-The
religious sect known as the Dunk
ards, or Feet-washing Baptists, is
largely represented in Western Mary
land, particularly in Frederick and
Washington counties. A proposal
has been made to colonize all the
members of the Dunkard community
in the Pan-H Handle section Of Texas.
If this should be done the Lone Star
State would be material gamer, for
the DunkarSs are an honest, thrifty,
industrious and eminently peacable
people, asking only to be allowed to
carry out their peculiar notions un-
molestsd. During the civil war they
enjoyed the rare privilege of being
respected and spared by both the
Union and Confederate soldiers,
when the tide Of strife swept tn rice
over the soil of Maryland.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
Visited BY Their Wives.

JOLIET, H., November 23.-Fisld-
en- and Schwab, the Anarchists, were,
for the first time, visited by their
wives at the prison today. Both
prisoners donned citizens clothes, as
is the custom when convicts receive
relatives. Both men exhibited con-
siderable feeling. The meeting was
affecting, but not demonstrative.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26
| HAVE HAD catarrh for twenty years,

HAVE HAD catarrh for twenty years,
and used all kinds of remedies without
relief. Mr.. smith, druggist of Little
Falls, recommended EIy's Cream Balm.
The effect OF the first application was
magical, it allayed the inflammation and
the next morning my head was as clear
as bell. One bottle has done me so
much good that am convinced its Use
will effect permanent cure. IL Is
soothing, pleasant and easy To apply,
and / strongly nrge its use by all suffer
ers.-Geo. Terry, Little Falls, New
York. Apply Balm into each mos
tril,
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''As the bud bit with an envious worm,"
so is Eaany youth cut down by the
gnawiDg worm consumption, But it can
be made to release its hold and stop
its gnawing. DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery will il taken in
time, effact permanent cures, not only
in consumption, but in all cases OF
chronic throat, bronchial aud lung dis
eases
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26

Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia,
serves notices that his action during
the coming season will be guided by
patriotism and a desire to do the right
thing.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-26

Russia, stands almoet alone in
Europe today, and as the facts of the
Cars visit to Berlin are known, it
grows clear that it has empha.
sized Che isolation of Russia and it's
inability to cope with central Europe.
For the first time in q century the
progress of Russia southwark has
met what looks like q definite check.